Environmental issues of unused land in north sector to be studied
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue is launching a process to study the environmental aspects of an undeveloped portion of its northeastern sector that was the subject of a scuttled special planning program last...
View ArticleEcomuseum to be allowed to use weapon
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue is preparing to amend its nuisance bylaw to allow the Ecomuseum Zoo staff to use a weapon if necessary. The Ecomuseum had attempted to obtain a new firearm permit from the town...
View ArticleSome municipal budget adoptions delayed; Slow delivery of agglomeration...
Several West Island municipalities will be delaying the adoption of their 2014 annual budgets until January. In some cases, municipalities with several new council members who were elected Nov. 3 want...
View ArticleDorval mayor working through nasty injury
Although sidelined by a hockey injury that has knocked him off his feet, Dorval Mayor Edgar Rouleau is striving to deal with municipal business and make it to city hall, weather permitting. Rouleau,...
View ArticleHomeowners can contest property valuations; Deadline to file for 2014-16 roll...
West Islanders taken aback by a spike in their municipal property valuations do have a means of contesting. Of those who contested their valuations posted on the last three-year roll, just fewer than...
View ArticleKirkland joins opposition to PQ’s values charter
Kirkland is the latest West Island municipality to table a resolution expressing opposition to Bill 60, the Parti Québécois minority government’s proposed charter of values. Mayor Michel Gibson said...
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Man dies following overnight house fire in Kirkland
CHERYL CORNACCHIA THE GAZETTE A Kirkland man, who a neighbour says was living alone after his wife had moved into a seniors’ residence, died Wednesday after a fire broke out in the family home....
View Article5,000 without power in West Island
Five thousand Hydro-Québec customers are without power Friday morning, primarily on the western tip of the island. The power is out on Île Bizard, parts of Pierrefonds, Ste-Genéviève and parts of...
View ArticleConsider options for getting home safely after a night of celebrating
Had one too many drinks? It’s the holidays, and things can get out of hand. There are options to get you home safely. Pause for thought and decide. Will it be a designated driver or a taxi, or will you...
View ArticleDon’t confuse shoulder of the road for reserved bus lane
Some commuters are wondering why buses aren’t using what appears to be a reserved bus lane on the side of Highway 40 between St. Charles Blvd. and Cavendish Blvd. Work was done to fortify what appeared...
View ArticleRingette players cook a holiday meal for the less fortunate
The 14 members of the Beaconsfield Kirkland Ringette Association (BKRA) Junior C Pitbulls will spend Saturday preparing a meal destined for 150 homeless men at the Benedict Labre House in Griffintown....
View ArticleHealth agency that oversees Lakeshore General aims to balance budget
Dealing with a $8.9-million deficit in the past recorded fiscal year, the West Island Health and Social Services Centre established a committee to work toward the goal of presenting a balanced budget...
View ArticleQueen of Angels plan to include high-rise condo tower
Dorval has started the rezoning process for part of the Queen of Angels campus to allow for a highdensity residential development that includes a 10-storey condominium tower. On Monday, city council...
View ArticleBill Young: First look at Habs a sight to remember
With Christmas Day only one week away, I find myself thinking a lot about past Christmases and what I most remember about them. A number of delights come to mind, but I have trouble matching them to...
View ArticleBill Tierney: Overpass studies must be followed by action in 2014
In politics, when you have a problem and you either can’t afford to solve it or you don’t want to – say with an overpass next to a highway in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue that looks like it’s falling down –...
View ArticleMunicipalities will help Canada Post find community mailbox locations
One-third of Canadian households, a total of close to 5 million, will lose door-to-door delivery as part of a five-point action plan unveiled last week by Canada Post officials. But it will be months...
View ArticleChristmas turkey cooking in Meals on Wheels kitchens across West Island
Meals on Wheels was started back in 1969 by a group of Lachine volunteers who wanted to help seniors eat better. Since then, the program has grown to include 800-plus cooks, drivers and shoppers – all...
View ArticleBurglers thoroughly search Dollard-des-Ormeaux home
Burglers entered a home on Vinci St. in Dollard-des-Ormeaux and tossed the place, Dec. 16 at around 5:45 p.m. Montreal police constable Leslie Potts from Station 4 said two male suspects broke the back...
View ArticleTaxes to jump slightly in Pointe Claire in 2014
Despite not yet knowing its official agglomeration share for regional charges from Montreal, Pointe Claire went ahead and adopted its 2014 budget on Tuesday night. Property tax bills will jump an...
View ArticleLow Vision Self-Help Association raises over $600 for Philippines relief efforts
Alan Dean has a strong bond with the Philippines which reaches back to the 1950s when he was a pilot in the Royal Air Force, stationed in Singapore, and regularly flying to Manila and the...
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